(via the Associated Press) – “…Several million people will reduce their hours on the job or leave the workforce entirely because of incentives built into President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.

That would mean job losses equal to 2.3 million full-time jobs by 2021, in large part because people would opt to keep their income low to stay eligible for federal health care subsidies or Medicaid, the agency said. It had estimated previously that the law would lead to 800,000 fewer jobs by that year…”

Sure, sure, that doesn’t seem like great news. But that’s exactly why the White House’s crack PR spin-meisters (CODENAME: the “Alternate Reality Team”) was activated as soon as this news hit. The guys from the A.R.T. (motto: “Anyone can lie, but what we do is ART”) instantly assured everyone within earshot that y’all are just too stupid to understand complex economy-related terms, such as “fewer jobs” and “2.3 million of ’em“:

See? That CBO report is simply not to be trusted, …except in such cases when it reinforce the White House’s policy positions:

Same White House that said you have to read Obamacare to find out what’s in it now says critics aren’t reading the CBO report correctly.

But, JTR, the administration says this is an opportunity for 2.3 million people to work less and pursue other things. I wish that was a joke. Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! I know, you know what that means. Got aspirin?

Of course, the unreported story is Obama saying: “WHAT??!!! It’s ONLY going to kill 2.3 million jobs??!! Pelosi and Reid promised me over FIVE million! Hmmmmm……wonder what legislation we need to pass next to secure the remaining 2.7 million?”….